Frequency (2000)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

Writer (WGA):

Toby Emmerich (written by)

Release Date:

28 April 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

What would you do if you could change the past?

Plot:

An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences.

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Death | Fire | Serial Killer | Murder

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Dennis Quaid	...	Frank Sullivan
James Caviezel	...	John Sullivan (as Jim Caviezel)
Shawn Doyle	...	Jack Shepard
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Julia 'Jules' Sullivan
Andre Braugher	...	Satch DeLeon
Noah Emmerich	...	Gordo Hersch
Melissa Errico	...	Samantha Thomas
Daniel Henson	...	Johnny Sullivan (6 Years)
Jordan Bridges	...	Graham 'Gib' Gibson
Stephen Joffe	...	Gordo Hersch (8 Years)
Jack McCormack	...	Commander Butch O'Connell
Peter MacNeill	...	Butch Foster
Michael Cera	...	Gordy Jr. (10 Years)
Marin Hinkle	...	Sissy Clark
Richard Sali	...	Chuck Hayes

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense violence and disturbing images.

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36846) | Malaysia:U | Brazil:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Denmark:A | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Spain:7 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

In 1997 Renny Harlin was going to direct the film with Sylvester Stallone playing the lead, but Stallone asked too big paycheck and eventually neither Stallone or Harlin was involved in making the picture.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Frank is at the police station and uses the aerosol can and lighter to start the fire sprinklers, he directs the flame at the smoke detector which would have only set off the audible alarm, not the sprinklers. Additionally, only the fire sprinkler head(s) that reach a certain temperature due to fire/heat in the area will activate and begin spraying water... not the entire system.

Quotes:

[Offering John coffee]
Fred: You want black? Sugar?
John: It's all good.
Fred: You'll get black

Movie Connections:

Referenced in La pianiste (2001)

Soundtrack:

(Love Is Like A) Heatwave

Good idea, great execution

The idea of this film is pretty original; I don't think I've ever heard of a story so well-thought out about time-travel/alternate time-lines before. The idea is based on the main character being able to communicate with his father, who's been dead for 30 years. His father hears it then, 30 years earlier. They quickly do some things that shouldn't have happened back then, which then changes the future(or present). The movie deals very well with how they change the future back and forth. The plot is very good, the acting is superb and the characters are all believable. The special effects are very good. The very idea behind the film is very good, but the way it develops so much further is amazing. The ending, while it may seem corny too some, and is, by all means, a bit of a typical Hollywood ending(some might even call it a cop-out), but personally I just think it worked better than anything else could have. I'd recommend this to pretty much anyone who can watch a movie where they have to suspend disbelief, but especially anyone into time-travel or alternate time-lines, as this is, in my opinion, one of the best movies made, concerning this subject. 8/10